Huawei's first 5G smartphone arrives in the second half of 2019, could be the Mate 30

Now that 5G is finally a spec and not just empty marketing speak, companies left and right are starting to schedule when their first 5G devices will be released. Huawei plans to out its first 5G smartphone in the second half of next year, according to a slide shared at the Chinese company's global analyst summit in Shenzhen. Prior to that, the first Huawei 5G mobile hotspot will launch in the second quarter of 2019. Both that product and the smartphone are expected to employ baseband chips developed in-house. The company unveiled the Balong 5G01 modem at MWC this year, and it might...

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Huawei P20 review

A tough nut to crack this Huawei P20 - a headliner without a speared. The omission of the triple camera is baffling but as long as you give the P20 a chance, you maybe surprised. And if you don't dwell on what didn't make the cut, you should be able to see the P20 for what it is - one dazzling flagship.

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Moto G6 and G6 Plus leak inside cases and in real-life photos

By now the Moto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play have leaked a lot ahead of their official unveiling on April 19. If you feel like your life can't be complete without another set of leaked images showing members of this upcoming family, then this is for you. The new shots come from Olixar, a case maker that's been known to out unannounced phones in the past. They show the G6 inside a couple of cases from a couple of angles, and the G6 Plus with a screen protector applied. Moto G6 (Play?) in cases, with screen protector What's more, we also got a real-life image of each device...

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nubia's Red Magic gaming smartphone leaks in blurry images

ZTE sub-brand nubia is getting ready to enter the 'gaming smartphone' arena with its upcoming device called Red Magic. This will be made official on April 19, but in the meantime here are a couple of leaked pictures showing it. Blurry as the first image may be, you can still make out the handset's unique design. That might be a multicolor LED strip on the back. The fingerprint sensor is under what looks like a single camera on the rear, and the whole body of the phone is angled so that it's easier to hold in landscape when gaming. That's a theme that Xiaomi's recently unveiled Black...

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Samsung launches Orchid Gray color for the Galaxy Note8 in India

Samsung has launched a new color variant for the Galaxy Note8 in India, the Orchid Gray, a light shade of gray with a touch of purple in it. The color joins the existing Midnight Black and Maple Gold variants sold in India. Apart from the new color, Samsung is also offering a cash back offer for those purchasing from Paytm Mall. Customers will get INR 10,000 ($152) as cash back, which will be added to their Paytm account. The phone is priced at INR 67,900 ($1034). The new color variant is going on sale starting today, April 17. Apart from the new color, the phone is identical to...

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Honor 10 to arrive in Twilight, leaked renders reveal

The Honor 10 is scheduled to arrive on April 19 in China and May 15 on the global scene. Two days before the official launch the device, official looking renders were leaked by Roland Quandt. Huawei's subsidiary will announce the new flagship in three shiny colors - one is Black, second is a hue of Teal and the third is the famous Twilight, seen in the Huawei P20 Pro. Honor 10 in Twilight We already know what specs the Honor 10 will have, thanks to a TENAA listing from yesterday. The phone will have Kirin 970 with new NPU and AI capabilities. The screen will be 5.8" in...

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HTC U Ultra Android Oreo update expands to more European countries

Keeping its promise from last year, HTC sent out the update to Android 8.0 Oreo for the U Ultra at the beginning of March. Back then, it only reached Taiwan, India, and Italy. Now though it is finally expanding to more countries. HTC's Twitter account for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) has announced that units purchased from these markets are going to be updated from today onwards. As always, the rollout might be staged, which means a few days will pass before all of the devices in the three aforementioned countries will get the update notification. We're hoping...

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Deals: Galaxy S9+ down to $755, S9 bundled with SmartThings kit

Prices of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ continue to slip lower. The latest eBay deal from a US seller sees the Plus model go for $755. You can find it here, only black units are available. This is for the SM-G965F/DS model - Snapdragon 845 powered, dual SIM, 64 GB storage. The units are fully unlocked. If you're not comfortable going through eBay, you can grab a Galaxy S9 from Best Buy for $720 - that's the regular price, but you get a free Samsung SmartThings kit. It includes motion sensors, sensors for doors and windows and a smart outlet. The same deal is available for the S9+...

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Asus and Flipkart announce partnership, Zenfone Max Pro M1 coming next week

Asus and Flipkart announced their new partnership on stage - an exclusive long-term partnership to sell Asus phones in India. This will start on April 23 (next Monday) with the unveiling of the Zenfone Max Pro M1. Details are still scarce but the phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 636 chipset, a slightly less powerful version of the Snapdragon 660 (it still features an octa-core Kryo processor). Going forward, Asus will collaborate with Flipkart to design phones for the Indian market based on consumer insights. Flipkart also unveiled a plan called "mobiles 40 by 20" or put...

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Galaxy S9 and S9+ top Consumer Reports charts thanks to improved durability, audio

Samsung is on a roll - the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ have topped the charts over at Consumer Reports, replacing the S8 duo, which itself displaced the S7 phones from the top spot. CR says that while there are no major changes in some areas, in others the improvements are well worth it. When the S8 was tested it only lasted 50 drops in the tumbler before it stopped working. The Galaxy S9 went through all 100 drops and came out with "just minor scratches" while the larger S9+ lived through the first 50 no problem, but cracked in the second 50 drops. The next feature to be commended was the...

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Xiaomi Redmi S2 will bring an 18:9 screen and a dual camera on a budget

Xiaomi is prepping a budget phone with an 18:9 screen and a dual camera. It will be called the Xiaomi Redmi S2 and info dug up by @FunkyHuawei suggests it will launch in India and China (at least at first). The phone will feature a 720 x 1,440 px LCD screen, though there's no info on the size yet. TENAA should fill in the blanks before long. Anyway, the Redmi S2 will be powered by a Snapdragon 625 chipset, the same used in the Redmi Note 5, and will run Android 8.1 Oreo. There will be 16 GB of storage on board with a microSD slot to expand the memory as much as budget allows. On...

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LG G7 ThinQ appears in promo image with a power key on the side

LG is launching its new flagship under the name G7 ThinQ on May 3. The phone already appeared earlier this month in a leaked render with all color options. We already knew it will have a notch, but the new image from a different angle revealed something even spicier - the phone will have a power key on the side. If true, this will be the first G-series phone with such a hardware feature in five years. The G7 ThinQ is rumored to arrive with a 6.1-inch touchscreen, a Snapdragon 845chipset, coupled with 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Previous leaks suggested M+ LCD panel on thе...

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Samsung reportedly finalized the Galaxy S10 design today

There really is no time for rest on today's buzzing mobile scene. It hardly seems like a month has passed since Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. Units are still practically hot off the production lines and good deals are only starting to creep in. Regardless, as per a recent industry insider report, the Korean giant has already moved on to the Galaxy S10. So much so, in fact, that the final design for then next flagship pair is allegedly already finalized. If you were hoping for some extravagant re-imagining to commemorate the anniversary, you might be disappointed to...

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Meizu 15 launch event set for April 22

Meizu recently set an official unveiling date for its upcoming Meizu 15 lineup. The new smartphone trio will make its debut on April 22 at the Wuzhen Internet International Conference Center in Wuzhen, China, at 7:30 P.M. The list of new devices includes the regular Meizu 15, as well as its Meizu 15 Lite and Plus siblings. The Meizu 15 will be the company's first release of 2018 and a special flagship, personally designed by founder, Jack Wong. The Meizu 15 promises a marriage of old and new, like a full-metal body, ultra-slim bezels, and a dual-rear camera with a ring flash, while...

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Nubia to launch Red Magic gaming phone on April 19

Razer started a new trend of gaming phones that Xiaomi followed with the Black Shark. The next company that will add a device to the new segment will be nubia with the Red Magic (another translation could be Red Devil). Today the ZTE subsidiary announced the date of the phone's arrival - April 19 in Beijing. In a short video, posted on Chinese social media, we see a bit of the phone. The images do not reveal much - we see an edgy design and all hardware keys sitting on the right side: power button, volume rocker, and from what it looks like - a switch to turn on a special gaming...

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Android 8.1 Global Stable ROM leaks for Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro will soon be officially bumped up to Android 8.1. Currently the phone is receiving the MIUI Global Stable 9.2.7.0 based on Android 7.1.1 - the same OS version it launched on in February. But a MIUI Global Stable ROM 9.5.6.0.OEIMIFA firmware has leaked that brings the OS up to Android 8.1 and carries with it VoLTE support as well as Project Treble for faster future updates. The new firmware is only available for manual flashing at the moment, but the official MIUI update schedule promises it will release it this month via OTA. If you know how to flash...

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Nubia Z18 specs appear on TENAA

ZTE subsidiary nubia already launched the V18 midranger and the Z18 mini, but all eyes are on the upcoming flagship. A phone with the model number NX606J appeared on the Chinese regulatory website TENAA. The phone is in the pipelines with a Snapdragon 845 chipset and 6 GB RAM, although it will have an 8 GB variant like the predecessor nubia Z17s. The display of the nubia Z18 will be 5.99" LCD with a Full HD resolution. Storage will be either 64 GB or 128 GB. Expected to arrive with dual cameras, the primary sensor is listed at 24 MP, while the secondary sits at 8 MP, same as the...

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Nubia Z18 specs appear on TENAA

ZTE subsidiary nubia already launched the V18 midranger and the Z18 mini, but all eyes are on the upcoming flagship. A phone with the model number NX606J appeared on the Chinese regulatory website TENAA. The phone is in the pipeline with a Snapdragon 845 chipset and 6 GB RAM, although it will have an 8 GB variant like the predecessor nubia Z17s. The display of the nubia Z18 will be 5.99" LCD with a Full HD resolution. Storage will be either 64 GB or 128 GB. Expected to arrive with dual cameras, the primary sensor is listed at 24 MP, while the secondary sits at 8 MP, same as the...

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OnePlus 5 and 5T now receive Android Oreo 8.1

OnePlus has started rolling out updates to Android Oreo for the OnePlus 5 and the OnePlus 5T at the beginning of the year. Three months later and it is already time to upgrade to Oreo 8.1 that is used as a base for the Oxygen OS 5.1.0. Screenshots of the new update The update is 766 MB in size and brings the latest security patch. There are also optimizations for the Gaming mode, including power efficiency settings and network prioritization. There are also some new features for the Launcher like added category tags in the search section and auto name folders, based on...

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Xiaomi Mi 6X to arrive in five colors

Xiaomi Mi 6X is arriving on April 25, as we already established. According to a leak from Weibo, the device will be introduced in five different colors - Cherry Pink, Flame Red, Sand Gold, Glacier Blue, and Black. This will be the first Xiaomi phone with so many color options. Xiaomi Mi 6X in Black, Cherry Pink, Glacier Blue The phone, expected to arrive globally with stock Android under the name Xiaomi Mi A2, will have dual 20 MP cameras. It will be very similar to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and will sport the exactly same 5.99" LCD panel with 18:9 ratio. Minor differences...

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